For a moment, Hugo and Cheon Yuha couldn’t believe their own ears.
They had just heard something they absolutely should not have heard.
And so, a stiffened Hugo asked again.
“Seongjae… just now… became whose Constellation’s follower?”
Then Lee Jae-won looked at him strangely.
“It’s Igeon-nim. That’s why I told you I withdrew from the Twin Thrones earlier…”
“…#$…!”
Hugo clutched the back of his neck. He nearly collapsed from dizziness, but barely managed to hold on.
At the same time, he felt like crying.
No, he’d been so happy that they’d finally withdrawn from the Twin Thrones. And he’d been so glad, thinking his son finally understood his father’s feelings!
‘That brat just had to go one step further!’
“I said quit the Awakened!”
No, he’d told him over and over that anything like Igeon’s Constellation was absolutely out of the question!
“Hey! You!”
In the end, Hugo grabbed Igeon by the collar with an expression that was halfway between crying and raging.
“…#*$&!”
“Hey, speak in human language, human language.”
Finally, Hugo cried out with a tear-streaked face.
“Seongjae can’t be your Constellation! There’s absolutely no way!”
“Now he’s gone into denial.”
Hugo felt wronged.
“I told you, the kids are off-limits!! You wretched bastard!”
Igeon sneered.
“Why not? It’s okay for other people, but your kids can’t? Didn’t you once say you’d like a Constellation for whom you could even give your life?”
Hugo beat his chest as if to say that wasn’t the point.
Speak of the devil, the problem was that it really seemed like he might end up giving his life!
But whether he did that or not, Igeon smirked.
“Anyway, your son is my Constellation.”
Hugo wailed as if denying reality itself.
“Excommunicate him this instant, you bastard!”
“Why should I?”
“Do it when I tell you!”
“Don’t wanna. Remember the time you praised me, saying you wouldn’t begrudge giving everything for our Igeon?”
“When did I ever!”
“You gave a speech when you were drunk.”
“I never gave a speech! I only remember bits and pieces!”
“This bastard’s blackouts are still the same, huh.”
But it was then.
Cheon Yuha’s face, who had been listening to the sight of them fighting like children, had turned grave.
“Yuha?”
Hugo called out to her, but Cheon Yuha was only trembling slightly as she stared at her phone.
Her brother still hadn’t answered.
Even though he’d read the message!
So she tried calling right away, but….
Trrrr—
Click!
[Oh, Yuha! Did you hear? Seongjae became Igeon-nim’s Constellation! Thanks to the mission proselytizing, he even reached S-grade…!]
[Argh! Why did you answer that! Block it!]
[What? Why would I block your sister’s call… Agh!]
Beep—beep—beep—
[The phone is turned off. Connecting to voicemail…]
Crack.
The phone in Cheon Yuha’s hand developed a fissure.
‘That brat.’
That was right. Actually, there was a separate reason why Cheon Yuha had wanted to become Igeon’s first Constellation.
It was because of the [Bonus Skills].
Those were skills that Constellation followers could only obtain under specific conditions.
To put it in perspective, it was like a world hidden skill gained when you’re the 1st, 100th, or 1000th visiting customer, or when you achieve a particular condition.
For example, from the [Enchantment] skill received by matching the Constellation’s ideal type, to [Lucky Human] awakened by the 7,777th follower.
From [Death Avoidance] only the 4444th follower receives, to [Gratitude] received by being the first to move the Constellation.
Anyway, there were countless bonus skills, and one of the famous ones among them was [Return].
Movement Skill
[Upon use, heads toward the Constellation anytime, anywhere]
- Condition: First Constellation follower (excluding Saints)
- Since the Constellation is in a pact with a Saint, upon use, heads toward the Saint
- Location tracking possible
- No usage conditions. Can be used even in teleport-blocked zones.
Cheon Yuha had been trying to obtain that bonus skill.
With that skill, she could go to Igeon anytime, anywhere!
In reality, among the same Ten Stars, there were those who easily guarded the Saint’s side 365 days a year using this Return skill.
But!
That little brother of hers!
Cheon Yuha’s eyes trembled with rage as she looked at her phone.
Her expression was so serious that Igeon became newly worried.
“Yuha?”
“…This punk took Uncle’s first.”
Huh?
“And he can already use Teleport since he’s a Mage.”
“Yuha?”
But Cheon Yuha, as if having resolved herself, put her phone away.
No matter what anyone said, it was still okay.
Why?
Because bonus skills didn’t manifest immediately just because you met the condition.
‘He might not have awakened it yet.’
If so.
‘I’ll deal with it before that.’
Cheon Yuha’s eyes glinted sharply.
In her hand, a dagger appeared with a flash of red lightning.
Then she approached her father and borrowed his wristwatch.
It was a very old Patek Philippe watch. At a glance, it looked like a rusty antique that might not even work, but it was unmistakably the emblem of the Sagittarius Throne.
And as she traced a few gestures over the watch, a voice came through.
[A Saint-grade request]
[A rental skill (VVIP grade) of the Sagittarius Throne has been activated]
[It is a tracking skill (SS)]
[Please designate the target]
And immediately, Cheon Yuha turned around.
Flustered, Hugo looked back and forth between his watch and his daughter and shouted.
“Wait! Just where on earth are you going!”
And it was then.
Gott, who had returned after going to get healing medicine, froze solid.
That was because of the name Hugo had shouted.
“Yuha!”
‘What? Yuha?’
Gott, who had frozen at just the name, quickly scanned his surroundings.
And when he turned to look back, Gott screamed.
“Gott!”
“Agh!”
As if confirming it wasn’t a hallucination, Gott nearly collapsed at the sight of Cheon Yuha before his eyes.
It was an anxious and tense appearance, unlike his usual composed self. Then he quickly straightened his hair and clothes.
“Uh, Miss Yuha! L-Long time no see…!”
“Gott! Do you happen to have something of Seongjae’s?”
“Ye-yes?”
“You were with Seongjae earlier.”
“Ah…!”
Gott fumbled and took out a wooden file from his chest.
[Genius Workshop Wooden File (S)]
It was a rare item from the Genius Workshop where the world’s genius artisans gathered. It was an expensive item that was tricky to make.
And when he unfolded the stacked wooden panels, a black cross bag appeared.
“This is what Seongjae entrusted to me….”
He didn’t know what it was, but inside was a suspicious grimoire.
“Wha, why are you looking for Seongjae’s things….”
There was no time to ask why she was looking for it. Cheon Yuha, who had pulled a wallet from inside, had her eyes gleaming sharply.
And then.
“Uh! When did Miss Yuha get here…!”
“Thank you!”
Cheon Yuha vanished in an instant. A golden light enveloped Cheon Yuha as she soared into the sky.
It was Teleport.
Moreover, it wasn’t just simple movement, but tracking.
She had used a high-grade tracking skill of the Sagittarius Throne, taking Seongjae as the coordinates.
And as Cheon Yuha disappeared, Gott lost his mind, as if he had turned to white ash.
It had been almost half a year since he last saw her, and like a fool, he couldn’t even manage a proper greeting!
Watching that scene, Hugo clicked his tongue.
“He’s frozen stiff again. Why does that guy always act like that whenever he sees Yuha?”
At those words, Igeon laughed mockingly.
“What do you mean why? That guy likes Yuha.”
“?!”
At those words, Hugo grabbed Gott by the collar, and Gott panicked.
But regardless, Igeon looked at Gott and grinned maliciously.
“Tsk tsk, no matter how pretty Yuha is, you have to have a conscience. He said he’s 27? Isn’t a 7-year age gap basically robbery? And he looks totally old for his age too.”
“?!”
Gott felt truly wronged.
He’s old enough to be her father, that guy!
But no matter how you looked at it, the truth was Igeon looked much younger than him.
Moreover, Igeon was far more handsome than him.
Whatever, it didn’t matter.
“Benjamin! You’ve been harboring impure intentions toward my daughter?!”
“N-No! Lord Seongju! It’s a misunderstanding! I have absolutely no such feelings! A misunderstanding…!”
“Yuha said when she was little that she would marry her dad!”
“No! Honestly, I think those words were said to Igeon-nim!”
“What did you say!”
At that sight, Lee Jae-won laughed heartily. Hugo’s love for his daughter was still the same, it seemed.
Well, the last time he saw Cheon Yuha was when she was ten, so honestly, he was really surprised the moment he saw her.
‘She’s really grown up well.’
Of course, he didn’t know why she was in the Leo Constellation, which Hugo disliked. But anyway, judging by her trained aura, she was at least S-grade.
And with that appearance, she was a peerless beauty.
He could understand why Hugo was so restless.
“Anyway! Excommunicate Seongjae right now!”
“Hmm. Fine. Then how about I make Yuha my second?”
“You son of a bitch! If you really do that, we’re through!”
It was when Hugo, friend or not, was about to throttle Igeon.
Lee Jae-won grabbed hold of that Hugo.
Actually, it was because he had something urgent to say.
“Igeon-nim, Lord Seongju! Actually, I have something to tell you…!”
But it was then.
“!”
A strong aura suddenly appeared.
Lee Jae-won was startled by the face of the person approaching Igeon.
* * *
It was Virgo.
And Kevin was dumbfounded by the sight before his eyes.
“Ha.”
[DEAD]
[DEAD]
[DEAD]
And the Virgo Constellation followers who followed Kevin were also pale with fright.
“Oh, my god…! To murder the vassal gods of Virgo…!”
That was right.
The scene unfolded before their eyes was the corpses of Virgo’s vassal gods.
Specifically, the Fabric God whose body was made of high-grade cloth, and the Tree God that took a tree form.
Though they looked like that, those were Virgo’s greatest specialty products coveted by the world.
Because they were fantasy materials that humans could never imitate.
‘But even then, they are only used by transforming those vassal gods.’
For instance, they would transform the vassal gods into things like cloaks, curtains, or desks.
‘But that!’
No matter how tempting the materials were, logically, could anyone even think of dismembering gods like that(?)!
But what was more dumbfounding was not that.
[The first Constellation follower has been created, allowing the development of the Serpentarius Sanctuary]
[The follower’s contribution has accumulated, leveling up the Sanctuary]
[Development points acquired]
[The size of the Sanctuary has expanded]
[The Sanctuary’s basic trait is beginning to activate]
[Serpentarius Sanctuary / Snake Bow Palace (lv.2)]
[Area 16m2 (5 pyeong)]
[: Not yet determined]
[Serpentarius Sanctuary Basic Trait: Super Regeneration]
[As a Constellation follower has been created, Sanctuary skills can now be used]
[The first Sanctuary skill has awakened, allowing the Sanctuary to be deployed]
-Serpentarius Snake Bow Palace Sanctuary Skill (1/?)-
[Sanctuary Creation]
- Domain skill
- Can deploy the Serpentarius Sanctuary field until the follower’s faith runs out
- Range: 16m2 (5 pyeong)
That was right. The bodies of the vassal gods were regenerating on the blue-green magic circle spread on the floor.
And watching that, Igeon was timing it with a knife and scissors in hand.
“Hahaha, this way it’s an infinite supply!”
Slice!
[Kyaaak!]
In the end, by this point, Kevin, who had come to find Igeon, had a face worth seeing.
“That heaven-punished bastard…!!”
If it became known that such a guy was the 13th Divine Throne, the world would faint.
But at Kevin’s arrival, the Sagittarius Throne followers were emitting killing intent.
That was because Virgo was the paragon of absolute arrogance.
They were hostile to all Divine Thrones due to their unique arrogance and narcissism, but the Sagittarius Throne especially had memories of being thoroughly trampled by Virgo.
‘Their Sanctuary had been completely destroyed.’
The opponent was the 2nd ranked upper Divine Throne.
Their number of followers were incomparable, so they had collapsed, but literally, the god of destruction!
They had forgotten due to the Perio incident earlier, but they were strictly enemies.
“If you come closer, I’ll shoot!”
At that momentum, the female followers who had followed Kevin also sharpened their killing intent.
“How dare you lot hold your heads high, thinking you’re safe! Kneel, you lowly riffraff of the Sagittarius Throne!”
“!”
Above all, Igeon was a person of extreme caution.
“Igeon! How dare you take Kevin-nim’s arm!”
It was when the female follower who seemed to be the leader was imbuing her sword with mana.
“Didn’t I tell you to stop!”
“!”
The one who got angry at the subordinate was, unexpectedly, Kevin.
“Well, it’s fine. This much is my own fault anyway.”
“!”
“Bu-but, Kevin-nim…!”
“Shut up. And anyway, just losing one arm won’t weaken my skill.”
“!”
Kevin shouted toward Igeon, who was slaughtering the vassal gods, as if declaring war.
“Remember this, Igeon! No matter what you do, whether it’s face or skill, I am above all….”
However, it was then.
The followers of Virgo who saw Igeon were startled.
It was as if they had seen an unbelievable sight.
“Oh, my god, Igeon-nim is much more handsome in person?”
“That wild beauty, those muscles, everything overwhelms Kevin-nim….”
“Hey! You guys!”
At that moment, as if he’d had enough, Virgo pinched the bridge of his nose.
In a sense, he owed a debt for this incident.
Therefore, he shouted.
“You were certainly curious about the sword that was in my warehouse!”
“!”
“Perio was originally an enemy I should have dealt with as a Saint. I owe you one, so I’ll tell you everything.”
As Hugo looked at him as if asking what the occasion was, Kevin narrowed his brow.
“In the first place, this incident would have already reached the ears of Libra. Then you’ll be targeted too. This time, they’ll really try to kill you as well.”
So, listen carefully, Kevin said with a serious face.
“That sword was discovered in Scorpio’s warehouse five years ago.”
“!”
Everyone was surprised at the unexpected name.
Scorpio was the Thief Divine Throne that competed with Leo in the north.
Their formidable combat power was one thing, but above all, they were famous for the Saint’s peerless beauty, whom one couldn’t believe was human.
“Representatively, Cancer, Libra, and Scorpio are in one faction. They pretend to be Saints, but behind the scenes, they are schemers.”
“Then….”
“Especially Scorpio. Countless men get fooled because of that peerless beauty, but that woman is a demonic creature, she’s dangerous.”
“Demonic creature?”
“Not on the side of protecting humans like us, but a vicious type that devours humans. She’s a truly vicious demonic creature.”
Then Hugo tilted his head.
That was because, ten years ago, when he was dying after being caught by that strange monster, the one who saved him was precisely that Scorpio Saint.
Moreover, it was also her who found the hospital spots for his wife and subordinate.
‘Well, it bothers me that she ran away whenever she saw Igeon, but….’
“Anyway, she’s a cruel woman without blood or tears.”
But it was then.
[That doesn’t seem to be the case though.]
A voice was heard.
(To be continued in the next episode)